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Auto repair and car care businesses in Todd County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Todd County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #790 of 2,401 scored counties
#27 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 42
- 11 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,203 a household
- Spending per listing
- $293K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,060
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 auto repair and car care businesses in Todd County. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 41.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
At $1,203 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Todd County spend about $12.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $293K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Todd County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 537 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 61 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $299K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Todd County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Todd County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Todd County is 59 (upper middle), #790 of 2,401 scored counties and #27 of 66 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Todd County compares
The same measures for Minnesota and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Todd County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.1 | 33.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $293K | $330K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 537 | 665 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.1% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,203 | $1,108 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,662 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $299K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Todd County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Todd County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,060+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,209
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 945 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $67,662+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,713
- Median home value
- $207,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,886
- Daytime population
- 21,131Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Todd County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, MN | 89 | 254 | 24.1 | $504K | +6.9% | #27 of 2,401 |
| 2Carver County, MN | 86 | 106 | 25.7 | $506K | +6.6% | #42 of 2,401 |
| 3Pine County, MN | 81 | 47 | 38.1 | $321K | +5.5% | #110 of 2,401 |
| 4Dakota County, MN | 79 | 496 | 28.4 | $400K | +3.9% | #145 of 2,401 |
| 5Cass County, MN | 78 | 48 | 37.3 | $317K | +4.2% | #171 of 2,401 |
| 6Wabasha County, MN | 76 | 36 | 39.3 | $317K | +0.7% | #213 of 2,401 |
| 7Pope County, MN | 75 | 11 | 22.2 | $562K | +0.8% | #216 of 2,401 |
| 8Clay County, MN | 75 | 87 | 32.9 | $328K | +3.6% | #235 of 2,401 |
| 9Wright County, MN | 74 | 210 | 38.9 | $341K | +11.1% | #253 of 2,401 |
| 10Aitkin County, MN | 74 | 24 | 33.2 | $333K | +3.5% | #255 of 2,401 |
| 27Todd County, MN | 59 | 42 | 41.1 | $293K | +3.0% | #790 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Todd County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Todd County, MN?
There are 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Todd County as of September 2026. 11 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Todd County, MN spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.3M a year, or $1,203 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $293K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,209 households in Todd County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Todd County, MN compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Todd County has 41.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $293K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Todd County would have about 46, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 537 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Todd County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Todd County at 26,060 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,209 households. Median household income in Todd County is $67,662, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Todd County scores 59 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #790 of 2,401 scored counties.
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